Blazej_Holen Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, ABSbrain said: Looks like the eye of Sauron? Just an easter egg, maybe. Also a nice way to show off that building technique. It is the Eye of Sauron ;) Quote
VincentLord Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 I get people’s qualms with some figures, but this is in my opinion perhaps the most gorgeous set Lego has ever produced. The colours, the detailing, the overall composition—this is the kind of product that I completely understand they’d ask €500 for. Praying that this sells well and becomes habitual rather than a one-off. Quote
Agent Kallus Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, VincentLord said: I get people’s qualms with some figures, but this is in my opinion perhaps the most gorgeous set Lego has ever produced. The colours, the detailing, the overall composition—this is the kind of product that I completely understand they’d ask €500 for. Praying that this sells well and becomes habitual rather than a one-off. Oh this set has its flaws but yes you are so right, they are but grains of sand against a sea of beauty. Quote
brimbolet Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 Rivendell was never an interesting location in the books/movies for me personally, but I’m vey impressed with the final images. The building, gazebo etc. are so carefully detailed, it’s a real masterpiece. Ironically the new figures (especially the elven hairpiece) are the weakest point of the set in my opinion; usually it’s the other way around… Hopefully we get some system sets at one point or another, this set is just too expensive (again)! Quote
RichardGoring Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 23 minutes ago, unclejeffie said: Crap, exclusive on lego.com… not much chances for a discount then Might be exclusive for three months, which seems pretty common for these larger sets. 21 minutes ago, Blazej_Holen said: This is by far the most beautifull location set ever made in Lego history. No kidding. I am just stunned. Hope that there are only few stickers (if none I would be in heaven). I slowes sown a little bit with buying sets I like on day, therefore I have a quite long list of sets I will get eventually, but this, THIS is definitelly day 1 purchase. I am also curious how big the Minas Tirith or Helms deep would be, once they hit the shelves (because they will) :) There are quite a few stickers. All the art work, the bed sheets, the mithril shirt. But the floor tiles are all printed (phew!). It's a wonderful set. Looks stunning, I suspect it will be terrific to build (except maybe the roof tiles), and the trees are awesome. Really looking forward to this! Quote
Agent Kallus Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 A shame we didn't get a designer video with the reveal like we used to. Quote
unclejeffie Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 Crap, exclusive on lego.com… not much chances for a discount then 4 minutes ago, RichardGoring said: Might be exclusive for three months, which seems pretty common for these larger sets. There are quite a few stickers. All the art work, the bed sheets, the mithril shirt. But the floor tiles are all printed (phew!). It's a wonderful set. Looks stunning, I suspect it will be terrific to build (except maybe the roof tiles), and the trees are awesome. Really looking forward to this! dont know, the castle is also still exclusive Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 11 minutes ago, Blazej_Holen said: Ashwin (grafic designer) hinted that LotR will retur in March next year… obviously he talked about Barad dur since the set is now in development. This is gonna be an agonizing wait However, for the time being we have this glorious set to satisfy our LOTR needs The number of new parts alone is stunning! Elven hair, dwarven beards, and all those weapons!! As others have pointed out, this has to be one of those Ninjago-style weapon packs And that Sauron tease is fantastic! Quote
mirkwoodspiders Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 Dream come true set. Here's what I especially appreciate: 1) Gimli's axes are new molds, and his helmet (I think) is also slightly different than in the older sets. It looks great. 2 New Narsil mold. Insane that they took the trouble to make a broken sword especially for this set. 3) The printed floor tiles are stunning. 4) The statues - they look great and feel basically like 6 bonus minifigs, even though they are static in their role in the set. 5) The fully-loaded armory. I can't wait to see all the swords the set provides. 6) The prints for Arwen/all the elves look solid. 7) Dual molded legs for all the Hobbits! 8) Gorgeous build, and heavily accurate in reference to the movie. 9) So many amazing references to Lord of the Rings lore. Wow. They really did their homework with the graphic design. 10) Bilbo's crazy face. Just awesome. 11) Including the entire Fellowship. It's hard to envision a set like this without them, but still, this is wonderful, as I missed out on the entire wave of sets years ago. Here's what I don't like: 1) Price, but with all the prints and exclusive molds, it's hard to complain too much. $400-$450 would have been perfection. 2) The box art just sucks. Enormous missed opportunity to have a beautiful backdrop for the rest of Rivendell. I've started recycling LEGO boxes because they're so boring - which is probably the idea lol. That's it. I am holding out hope that the Sauron sticker is a subtle hint at a future set with him. People have also mentioned an Easter-Egg. My guess - the floor below the Ring in the Council seating area pops off/is removable, and below the floor is the eye of Sauron, a la in the movie when Gimli tries to destroy the ring and the Eye of Sauron flashes. Please, please, more of this, LEGO! Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, mirkwoodspiders said: I am holding out hope that the Sauron sticker is a subtle hint at a future set with him. With the Barad-dûr leak in mind, that hint is now about as subtle as Sauron smashing people in the face with his trusty mace Might as well have printed “See you next March” on that painting Quote
NoOneOfImportance Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 39 minutes ago, Agent Kallus said: Well we've already seen Barad-dûr, this was from the same source and the survey was about pricing not whether the sets should exist in the first place. ( I think) I dunno but some of the choices they've made here gives me renewed hope Rivendell was NOT from the survey, as noted by @JeanGreyForever. Therefore we cannot presume that Rivendell's reveal implies anything about the rest of the sets. Quote
upliftingbricks Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 31 minutes ago, Blazej_Holen said: Ashwin (grafic designer) hinted that LotR will retur in March next year… obviously he talked about Barad dur since the set is now in development. Where was this? I saw a video on MiniSuperheroesToday where he said next March but that was filmed in 2022 so he was talking about Rivendell this March. Quote
QuiggoldsPegLeg Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 This is just surreal. The set is absolutely beautiful. I can’t believe Lego LOTR is back. Quote
mtrsteve Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 So if you click on this set at lego.com from the icons theme it takes you to "Home -> Lord of the Rings -> The lord of the Rings: Rivendell" So is the LotR theme official back now as that was the argument made against the brickheadz? Just joking around, I don't really care. This set is gorgeous and it's LotR *content* whatever you categorize it as! Quote
QuiggoldsPegLeg Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 I love the use of bricks to replace Frodo’s legs so he can actually sit down on the bed. Quote
Balrogofmorgoth Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 52 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: I don‘t mind. Looks pretty cool in that colour I have a bigger issue: WHY DID THEY MAKE SAMEWISE A GINGER It‘s not just a simple mistake since Sam‘s and Merry‘s hairpieces are swapped compared to their 2012 counterparts in every picture If we‘re VERY unlucky, never. Otherwise, in about a year It might look cool but it’s not accurate. Neither of them are which is a bummer. But that still doesn’t change the fact that this might be the best looking set ever released Quote
Blazej_Holen Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 Do you think that there will be also new reforged Narsil/Anduril mold as well? :) I thought that its included in front of the blacksmith/armory part but thats not Narsil. Just some new random sword I guess… Quote
Hoth Rebel Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 It looks great, but on the Lego page it says 50cm deep. However, when I count the studs I get to 40-50 studs max (including the angle) which is 32-40cm. On all the lifestyle pictures it doesn't look like 50cm so I was wondering what other people think/see regarding the depth? Quote
Shroffy123 Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, Blazej_Holen said: Do you think that there will be also new reforged Narsil/Anduril mold as well? :) I thought that its included in front of the blacksmith/armory part but thats not Narsil. Just some new random sword I guess… I noticed that too. Hopefully the complete sword is hidden somewhere. Quote
ForgedInLego Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, Hoth Rebel said: It looks great, but on the Lego page it says 50cm deep. However, when I count the studs I get to 40-50 studs max (including the angle) which is 32-40cm. On all the lifestyle pictures it doesn't look like 50cm so I was wondering what other people think/see regarding the depth? The gazebo is off on an angle, so they might have measured it square off the main building Quote
mirkwoodspiders Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 21 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said: With the Barad-dûr leak in mind, that hint is now about as subtle as Sauron smashing people in the face with his trusty mace Might as well have printed “See you next March” on that painting Haha it is probably written in Elvish on the LEGO One Ring, visible only when the owner makes an additional purchase of at least $2,000. Quote
QuiggoldsPegLeg Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 The brick built legs for sitting is cool for the hobbits, although I’m not sure why they didn’t just give Gandalf and Elrond normal legs instead of bricks. Quote
Alegrispa Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, unclejeffie said: Crap, exclusive on lego.com… not much chances for a discount then Got a source on that? If that's the case I probably won't ever get it 57 minutes ago, Blazej_Holen said: Ashwin (grafic designer) hinted that LotR will retur in March next year… obviously he talked about Barad dur since the set is now in development. Where did he hint? Any interviews out yet? Quote
jjr_2009 Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 The new Rivendell set is BEAUTIFUL! Alas, $500 is just too much for my poor little bank account. I will, however, plan on eventually buying some of the new hobbit feet on BrickLink so that I can update my old hobbit figures! Quote
RichardGoring Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, mirkwoodspiders said: Haha it is probably written in Elvish on the LEGO One Ring, visible only when the owner makes an additional purchase of at least $2,000. Don't give them ideas! Quote
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